James Harden

James Harden Drops Career-high 53 In Huge Triple-double

... 12 assists. Mark D. Smith, USA TODAY Sports. 20. Rajon Rondo (Dec. 2 vs. Cavaliers) - 15 points, 12 assists, 11 rebounds. Dennis Wierzbicki, USA TODAY Spor. 19. James Harden (Dec. 1 vs. Warriors) - 29 points, 15 rebounds, 13 assists. Ben Margot, AP. 18. Russell Westbrook (Nov. 30 vs. Wizards) - 35 points, 14 rebounds, 11 assists. Mark D. Smith, USA TODAY Sports. 17. Chris Paul (Nov. 29 vs. Nets) - 26 points, 13 assists, 10 rebounds. Brad Penner, USA TODAY Sports. 16. Russell Westbrook (Nov. 28 vs. Knicks) - 27 points, 17 rebounds, 14 assists. Adam Hunger, USA TODAY Sports. 15. Le Bron James (Nov. 27 vs. 76 ers) - 26 points, 13 assists, 10 rebounds. Bill Streicher, USA TODAY Sports. 14. Russell Westbrook (Nov. 26 vs. Pistons) - 17 points, 15 assists, 13 rebounds. Mark D. Smith, USA TODAY Sports. 13. Russell Westbrook (Nov. 25 vs. Nuggets) - 36 points, 17 assists, 11 rebounds. Isaiah J. ...

Bloodied By James Harden, Jonas Jerebko Held Back From Rockets Star Video

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James Harden Feels ‘blessed’ To Give 100-year-old Fan Game Ball After Rockets Win

... ‘blessed’ to give 100-year-old fan game ball after Rockets win. The inside track on Washington politics. Be the first to know about new stories from Power Post. Sign up to follow, and we’ll e-mail you free updates as they’re published. You’ll receive free e-mail news updates each time a new story is published. You’re all set. By Des Bieler By Des Bieler January 19 Follow @Des Bieler. Following the Rockets’ 111-92 win over the Bucks on Wednesday night, James Harden gave the game ball to someone else who had also topped the century mark. Houston’s star guard later said he felt “blessed” to share a moment with a fan celebrating her 100 th birthday. __link__/Houston Rockets/status/821931068076998657. “Today is her 100 th birthday, so it’s a blessing,” Harden told ESPN’s Doris Burke. “You know, she’s excited, she’s sitting on the court. She’s just smiling over there, and I had to go give her the game ball and tell her how blessed she is, and how blessed I am for meeting her.”. Meanwhile, the Rockets are feeling pretty blessed these days to have Harden, who put up 38 ...

Is James Harden The Perfect Superstar For The Nba Right Now

... his star toward new horizons. Harden kept nodding in that sardonic way that says, Well, OK, if you say so. Crazy? Yeah, Mike D'Antoni has been called that a few times before. He was crazy to make Amar'e Stoudemire a center, crazy to think the Phoenix Suns in 2004 could become a powerhouse by playing smaller than everyone else, faster than everyone else, shooting more three-pointers than everyone else. Today, most of the NBA is playing some form of D'Antoni-ball, including the last two champions. See, crazy has its benefits. Sometimes you just have to embrace the madness—as Harden will now readily attest. For the past three months, Harden has been an offensive terror, dicing up defenders and turning scoreboards into fireworks shows. With the season at its midpoint, Harden ranks third in scoring (28.4 points per game through Monday) and, yes, leads the league in assists ...

Russell Westbrook Outrivals James Harden In The Clutch

... this season. If the trend continues, it could help separate him in a tight MVP race. At the halfway point of the season, there are two MVP candidates: Westbrook and his former teammate, James Harden. Both deserve the award, but the separation between the two is razor-thin and subject to eternal debate. Westbrook, of course, has been a season-long triple-double story. After notching his 22 nd triple-double of the season Monday night, the Thunder point guard leads the NBA in scoring at 30.8 points per game, to go with 10.6 rebounds and 10.4 assists. In his first game since being left off as a Western Conference All-Star starter, he unloaded 38 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and four steals on the Northwest Division-leading Jazz. Harden's 13 triple-doubles so far would normally garner the kind of acclaim Westbrook has received. Instead, his claim to fame is leading the Rockets to a surprising 34-14 start. He's leading the league in assists per game at 11.6, in addition to his 28.6 points and 8.2 rebounds per outing. James Harden is having a huge season with the Rockets. Stacy Revere/Getty Images. ...

James Harden Catches Mike D'antoni On The Rebound

... brought Harden to Houston from Oklahoma City. That move set the Rockets on their present course of contention and led in many ways to the rewriting of the Western Conference power structure, from Houston to Oklahoma City to Golden State. But bringing in D'Antoni has illuminated Harden, who's still a scorer - but also leads the league in assists and has a squad with no other All-Stars on pace to win 60 games. Consider it Morey's polishing of, maybe perfecting, that original coup. Everyone has benefited - the Rockets, a league that needs more than two or three true contenders, D'Antoni and certainly Harden. Though Harden's offensive stats actually were better last season than the one before, it seemed few cared or noticed. In 2015-16 he dropped to ninth in MVP voting from second the season before. He was a forgotten superstar, largely because the Rockets went 41-41 - and he shouldered the blame. D'Antoni ...

James Harden Hangs Historic 53-point Triple-double

... to be who I am. I look at [the numbers] and it's unbelievable. The season so far has been unbelievable.". GALLERY: THE NBA'S ACTIVE 50-POINT SCORERS. Remarkably, Harden joins Russell Westbrook as the only two players with 50-point triple-doubles in the last 41 years. The two former Oklahoma City teammates are widely viewed as the top two 2017 MVP frontrunners, with Harden nominating himself as the early favorite for the award in  an interview with __link__ earlier this month. Westbrook posted 51 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists in an overtime win over the Suns on Oct. 28. Harden’s career night marked the fourth time he has scored at least 50 points in a game, which is tied with Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Durant for third-most among active players. Only Le Bron James (10) and Stephen Curry (5) have more 50-point games among active players. The 2016-17 season has produced a rash of 50-point games, including Isaiah Thomas’s 52-point outburst against the Heat on Friday. All told, Harden is the seventh different player this season to score 50 or ...

James Harden Has An Even Stronger Mvp Candidacy Than 2 Years Ago

... a man who’s confident in his team figuring this out and turning things around. The Bulls are still clinging to the East’s No. 8 seed, but it feels like window dressing for a roster that’s otherwise imploding in spectacular fashion. The Hornets are scaring us, and not in a good way. Charlotte has lost 10 of their last 14 games, starting on New Year’s Eve and quickly snowballing from there. The Hornets were swept on an early five-game January road trip, followed it up with a trio of wins but has since lost three more. Losses against the Warriors and the surging Wizards make sense. Falling to New York on Friday, especially with the Knicks ’ heel turn back to a drama-filled trainwreck and Carmelo Anthony’s 8-of-26 shooting, feels inexcusable for a wanna-be playoff team. Kemba Walker is the Hornets’ first All-Star since 2010, and he showed up with 31 points, 10 rebounds and five assists on Friday. But as Walker rises to his best season yet, the Hornets keep sinking. An upcoming road trip that includes Utah and Golden State isn’t necessarily going to solve that. Friday’s top play. — Rob Perez (@World_Wide_Wob) January 28, 2017. He’s not an All-Star, but Joel Embiid is — how ...